Iger's Big Mistake with THFBS and How Karma Is a B****
The reviews for The Mandalorian and Grogu are starting to come in, and the response is lukewarm with some sounding an alarm for the entire franchise. So how does this relate to the Ben Solo movie? Let's recap.
We know that THFBS was ready to go when Iger returned. He nixed the plan in favor of a Rey and the New Jedi Order movie. But the YouTube Bros sphere went nuts and started a whine fest campaign against it. At the same time, KK was rejecting scripts for the NJO movie. (To mess with Iger is my personal conspiracy theory.)
Then out of the blue, it was announced that season 4 of The Mandalorian would become a movie instead. The NJO movie was bumped again for the Starfighter movie directed by Shaun Levy because he had success with the Deadpool and Wolverine movie, and Iger decided he could do the same for Star Wars. The Deadpool and Wolverine movie had been greenlit by Bob Chapek during his brief tenure, and Iger is nothing if not a human Xerox copy machine.
So, if not for Iger, we would be counting down to Ben Solo's return, and I am sure with the talents involved, the reviews would be glowing.
I plan on supporting The Mandalorian and Grogu ( I just bought a Grogu plush for my nephew), but it is difficult not to think about what might have been (and still may be) if not for Iger and his poor decision making.